”I don’t see a recession on the horizon—and the reason is simple,” says Baker. “I’m not worried about a bubble bursting because there is no bubble, and I’m not worried about a traditional recession through the Fed raising interest rates.”

Jeffrey Dorfman, professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Georgia, is someone who often sees the economy and markets very differently than Baker. However, he agrees with Baker that signs of a looming recession aren’t there right now.

According to Dorfman, struggling to make ends meet impacts the community more than the actual economy.

“I don’t think (people struggling to make ends meet are) threats to the health of the economy,” Dorfman says. “They’re maybe more threats to, sort of, the health of the community.”

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